# Cant generate project files

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-generate-project-files/341466>\
**Category:** Pipeline & Plugins\
**Tags:** vs2015, unreal-engine, update, unrealbuildtool, question\
**Created:** [December 14, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-generate-project-files/341466 "2015-12-14T20:46:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![stunder](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@stunder](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/stunder)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-generate-project-files/341466/1 "2015-12-14T20:46:58Z")

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Hey guys, I was working on source-build engine 4.9. So i wanted to update. i downloaded 4.10 source code, removed vs2013, installed vs2015. I ran setup.bat and its goes fine. Then i ran generateprojectfiles.bat and it just doing nothing.  
Whole day my pc is running this tool, and i only see 'Setting up Unreal Engine 4 project files".  
What the heck, how to fix it?

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Flint](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Sean\_Flint](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Sean_Flint)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-generate-project-files/341466/2 "2015-12-15T13:52:05Z")

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Hello,

Did you ensure to install Common Tools for Visual Studio C++ 2015 when you first installed VS 2015? The base installation does not come with what you need for C++, so you have to manually select to install it. Here is a link that shows how to do this in case you aren’t aware: [Setup Changes in Visual Studio 2015 Affecting C++ Developers - C++ Team Blog](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/07/24/setup-changes-in-visual-studio-2015-affecting-c-developers.aspx)

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**Author:** ![stunder](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@stunder](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/stunder)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-generate-project-files/341466/3 "2015-12-15T16:17:11Z")

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yep i did. Most strange things that i wasnt able to generate project files on 4.10, promouted and release versions with both vs 2015 and vs 2013, but then i downloaded 4.11 and it works! O\_O

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Flint](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Sean\_Flint](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Sean_Flint)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-generate-project-files/341466/4 "2015-12-15T17:28:36Z")

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I am glad to hear that grabbing the 4.11 branch fixed your issue. If this issue persists while using the new build, please reply back to this thread. Thank you.